bite

Example Sentences

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Last month, a Ventura County woman died from a rattlesnake bite on a Southern California hiking trail during an unusually active period of snake attacks and unseasonably warm weather.

From Los Angeles Times • Apr. 14, 2026

Across Asia, the supply squeeze is already starting to bite.

From The Wall Street Journal • Apr. 13, 2026

"We know that those species indeed can actually bite, that they do have a preference to live in and around houses rather than in natural habitats, at least in the UK and Ireland," he said.

From BBC • Apr. 13, 2026

It’s the kind of color that signals flavor before you even take a bite.

From Salon • Apr. 10, 2026

I swallow a huge bite of bagel and nod.

From "Keeping Pace" by Laurie Morrison